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when you think about nasa, nasa is bera. mr. bera: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for having this uniqu it's a source of national pride for us, but it also is a cutting-edge agency that serves to inspire . those of us who grew up during the space race understand that and motivated many of us to go into the sciences. i want to also acknowledge, it's not that often we walk into the hearing room and see a line of folks waiting to get in here. i think we're joined by nasa's interns. that next generation that hopefully is going to inspire , discover, and move us forward. thank to you the interns that are here. you are the future. in terms of thinking about congress' role here, we clearly have a role, fiscal responsibility and oversight. those at nasa don't have an easy job. you are trying to think about what that future looks like. you are trying to put those projects together. i appreciate that check and balance. as are you doing things we have never done before you often encounter the unexpected. that's why i think this is an important hearing. resolving cos
when you think about nasa, nasa is bera. mr. bera: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for having this uniqu it's a source of national pride for us, but it also is a cutting-edge agency that serves to inspire . those of us who grew up during the space race understand that and motivated many of us to go into the sciences. i want to also acknowledge, it's not that often we walk into the hearing room and see a line of folks waiting to get in here. i think we're joined by nasa's interns. that next...
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nasa canceled it. that got people's attention. >> generally speaking the contractors, that are involved in cost overruns, for nasa projects large projects, these are the companies are they not? >> they are, sir.>> has this ever been addressed within the leadership at nasa? you know, most americans, we received a bid from a professional contractor to perform a particular service and we expect that service performed for the price that it was bid and held accountable he. there's a certain expectation of performance when you are given a bid but within the federal government, certainly within nasa's large project, there seems to be this attitude of well, we are not really accountable for the actual bid we presented and won't be forced to perform. >> he stands for leadership.>> so, a lot of the time, we are doing things, building systems for the first time no one else has done before, and so in these cases, we use a cost reimbursement -- reimbursement contract, the incentives, to hold the contract accountabl
nasa canceled it. that got people's attention. >> generally speaking the contractors, that are involved in cost overruns, for nasa projects large projects, these are the companies are they not? >> they are, sir.>> has this ever been addressed within the leadership at nasa? you know, most americans, we received a bid from a professional contractor to perform a particular service and we expect that service performed for the price that it was bid and held accountable he. there's...
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as the head n of nasa. and that space professional ought to behn technically and scientifically competent and the skilled executive. more importantly, the administrator must be a leader who has the ability to bring us together to unite scientists and engineers and commercial space interests, and policymakers and the public on a shared vision for future space exploration. and as you know we have set the goal first with the obama administration, and now with the trump administration, our goal is going to mars in the decade of the 2030s. and what pains me, mr. president, is that i believe that the onene who has been nominated to head this, not partisan, not bipartisan, nasa has always been nonpartisan, and to head this agency, i'm afraid we are hittingrd a different standard. my concern comes from having witnessed very directly that tragic consequence when nasa leadership has failed us. when it comes to the ultimate frontier of space, there are always going to bee risks involved, but the nasa administrator bea
as the head n of nasa. and that space professional ought to behn technically and scientifically competent and the skilled executive. more importantly, the administrator must be a leader who has the ability to bring us together to unite scientists and engineers and commercial space interests, and policymakers and the public on a shared vision for future space exploration. and as you know we have set the goal first with the obama administration, and now with the trump administration, our goal is...
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after nasa, she went to the faa. she is the real deal. the second example is that pam and i together recommended to the white house.
after nasa, she went to the faa. she is the real deal. the second example is that pam and i together recommended to the white house.
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nasa's role remains crucial. [inaudible] science and engineering no space activity in the global space international. [inaudible] expand our understanding of climate science and human impacts to make engineering great and dry economic expansion. however, the majority of facilities -- [inaudible] [inaudible] >> you are cash is coming in-and-out, almost cycling. let's ask the technical folks to help us. >> is this any better? >> just keep talking for a second. >> i'll try to of mike's. >> automatic gain control and it's taking him up and down. >> i'm looking at our tech guys and hopefully get this straightened out. if you could hear me, i'll continue. >> yes please. >> leads us to one thing, nasa's infrastructure is success. eighty-two% of the facilities are beyond the height. 5000 plus buildings and structures consistently underfunded due to competing priorities resulting in deferred maintenance of 2.6. recent nasa budget request is absolutely essential requirements and ensure mission success but nasser continues
nasa's role remains crucial. [inaudible] science and engineering no space activity in the global space international. [inaudible] expand our understanding of climate science and human impacts to make engineering great and dry economic expansion. however, the majority of facilities -- [inaudible] [inaudible] >> you are cash is coming in-and-out, almost cycling. let's ask the technical folks to help us. >> is this any better? >> just keep talking for a second. >> i'll try...
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regime relies heavily on nasa sponsorship to a regime where nasa can be one of many customers. nasa's current plans use commercial platforms. [indiscernible] commercial demand is not yet sufficient to support commercial platforms. to that end, we will need to understand the cost related commitments once iss operations cease, and would nasa support a private platform, and for how long? both understand the demand for a national laboratory following the end of iss. because of all these decisions, they also come with resource implications. we need to go in with our eyes wide open. the $3 billion operation cost -- [indiscernible] and the future cost associated with services. who is to pay for this, including repairs, supplies, and ground-based operations? what level of savings is anticipated? we have a lot to discuss today and i look forward to our witness testimonies. i will continue to engage with the international partners in a post-iss era, and implications of other activities including china. the iss partnership is a beacon of and vehicle for peaceful international cooperation
regime relies heavily on nasa sponsorship to a regime where nasa can be one of many customers. nasa's current plans use commercial platforms. [indiscernible] commercial demand is not yet sufficient to support commercial platforms. to that end, we will need to understand the cost related commitments once iss operations cease, and would nasa support a private platform, and for how long? both understand the demand for a national laboratory following the end of iss. because of all these decisions,...
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protecting nasa's i.t. and data demands -- but nasa cyber security challenges don't begin and end with the covid-19 crisis . multiple nasa reports have identified weaknesses and ongoing concerns with nasa's information security. further, they ranked this issue as a top agency challenge. ensuring cybersecurity at nasa even more pressing given the rapid advances in the supply chain risks nasa's culture of , openness and the increase in space activity. nasa is a national treasure, its missions inspire young and old, and nasa's cutting-edge research and spaceflight experiences are the envy of the world. nasa's accomplishments would not be possible without computers software, and information , systems. will nasa or any organization be risk free, probably not. ,s there room for improvement absolutely. i hope that today's hearing will give an understanding of the challenges and risks posed by increased telework. and whether or not nasa is organized sufficiently and effectively to mitigate the risks. the bottom lin
protecting nasa's i.t. and data demands -- but nasa cyber security challenges don't begin and end with the covid-19 crisis . multiple nasa reports have identified weaknesses and ongoing concerns with nasa's information security. further, they ranked this issue as a top agency challenge. ensuring cybersecurity at nasa even more pressing given the rapid advances in the supply chain risks nasa's culture of , openness and the increase in space activity. nasa is a national treasure, its missions...
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story of how i got to nasa, and what i did at nasa, that inspired them to become engineers at nasa. i have over the past 2 years spoken to thousands of students about following their dreams, about preparing themselves, and persevering. hoping that they too will be inspired to join the likes of an apollo generation to push the boundaries of knowledge. they will pursue ground breaking research to understand how to live and work on another planet. since retiring from nasa, i have remained an advocate for the agency. i will work in aeronautics and expiration. i wish to thank the many members for your continued support of nasa and for the important work you are doing to pass nasa's authorization bill through congress. nasa really needs an authorization bill that supports our nation's plans for the artemis program and the overall approach to the moon and mars. in summary, this lunar destination is promoting sustainability, approving ground proving ground for mars, a strategic presence for our nation and a foundation for nothing international and commercial ownerships, while also inspiring
story of how i got to nasa, and what i did at nasa, that inspired them to become engineers at nasa. i have over the past 2 years spoken to thousands of students about following their dreams, about preparing themselves, and persevering. hoping that they too will be inspired to join the likes of an apollo generation to push the boundaries of knowledge. they will pursue ground breaking research to understand how to live and work on another planet. since retiring from nasa, i have remained an...
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nasa is a national treasure, it's missions inspire young and old and nasa's cutting-edge research and spaceflight experiences are the envy of the world. nasa's a competence wouldn't be possible without computers, software, and information systems. nasa or any organization be risk free, probably not. in today's hearing, an understanding of the challenges and risks posed by increased telework. the bottom line is nasa has the tools it needs and takes an effort to take the action to ensure safety and security in 2019 and beyond that look forward to our witnesses testimony. i am glad, speaking of technology, ranking member babin in texas. >> it is all about telephones. any way they can do it i'm glad to be with you. >> ingenuity, i love it. >> nasa is one of the best known organizations in the world, mercury, gemini, apollo, shuttle and international space station and breathtaking scientific discoveries, to attract worldwide attention. that comes with many challenges. the technologies nasa develops are sought after by criminal entities, unscrupulous foreign governments and destructive vand
nasa is a national treasure, it's missions inspire young and old and nasa's cutting-edge research and spaceflight experiences are the envy of the world. nasa's a competence wouldn't be possible without computers, software, and information systems. nasa or any organization be risk free, probably not. in today's hearing, an understanding of the challenges and risks posed by increased telework. the bottom line is nasa has the tools it needs and takes an effort to take the action to ensure safety...
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responsibility for nasa. request 2018 budget cuts earth observation by more missions.ding five now closing our eyes to what's happening to our planet doesn't it's not happening and people in my state have no doubt change climate is ecause we see it every day the is affecting our tourism that contributes more than 4 new hampshire. this is not the time to cut back observations i looking forward to work with my olleagues to ensure nasa continues progress on high priority earth science missions want search and finally i to end by noting that nasa contracting remains on the accountabilities office high risk list where it 1990.en listed since now we all recognize how nasa's programs are and how important your quality ofis but the nasa's program management needs to match the quality of it's i think that's the oint of the ga o continuing to list nasa. again, thank you for testifying mr. y and thank you chairman for holding this hearing. > welcome again to the committee. all of your written testimony hearingmade part
responsibility for nasa. request 2018 budget cuts earth observation by more missions.ding five now closing our eyes to what's happening to our planet doesn't it's not happening and people in my state have no doubt change climate is ecause we see it every day the is affecting our tourism that contributes more than 4 new hampshire. this is not the time to cut back observations i looking forward to work with my olleagues to ensure nasa continues progress on high priority earth science missions...
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from nasa i.t. security policies. has the oig conducted a review of other nasa contractors to determine if their contracts include necessary clauses pertaining to i.t. security? and if so how many has your office conducted? >> thank you here we have not conducted a separate audit looking at that specific issue. although if i could double back, the concerns we had when nasa entered into a new five-year contract with caltech, that the contract was absent the significant i.t. oversight provisions. we have since followed up and found out that jpl has issued aa nasa has accepted and we reviewed the criteria we were concerned about. so the federal oversight i.t. oversight is going to happen at jpl so we are pleased with that. >> thank you. and does the oig conducted compliance audits to determine if contractors are fulfilling their contracts obligations pertaining to information security? if so, , how many has your offie conducted? >> again, , we conduct a significant number of program audits that look at
from nasa i.t. security policies. has the oig conducted a review of other nasa contractors to determine if their contracts include necessary clauses pertaining to i.t. security? and if so how many has your office conducted? >> thank you here we have not conducted a separate audit looking at that specific issue. although if i could double back, the concerns we had when nasa entered into a new five-year contract with caltech, that the contract was absent the significant i.t. oversight...
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the nasa i.g. issued its report in july which found that information systems throughout the agency faced an unnecessarily high level of risks that threatens the the report concluded it is imperative the agency continue efforts to strengthen the risk management and government practices to safeguard its data from cybersecurity threats, unquote. last month the i.g. issued another report of nasa's use of nonagency it devices and found nasa is not adequately securing its networks from unauthorized access of it devices, unquote. the nasa i.g. is currently tracking 25 open recommendations from the office of the chief information officer. these do not include it and cybersecurity recommendations o mission direct rits or other observations in the nasa enterprise. it's startling but many reasons the recommendations remain open. for instance agency guidelines and best practices are often general rules and principles not optimized to the agency's expertise and challenges. for instance, nasa is the world leader
the nasa i.g. issued its report in july which found that information systems throughout the agency faced an unnecessarily high level of risks that threatens the the report concluded it is imperative the agency continue efforts to strengthen the risk management and government practices to safeguard its data from cybersecurity threats, unquote. last month the i.g. issued another report of nasa's use of nonagency it devices and found nasa is not adequately securing its networks from unauthorized...
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i had left nasa in 2001. and now in 2008 i had been asked before even being deputy to lead the transition team for the incoming obama administration and the human spaceflight program was in disarray. i should say not only we we were retiring the shuttle which i felt was the right decision. there wasn't really a lot of political. um difference of opinion on that the former george w. bush president had deemed that necessary if we weren't able to recertify the shuttle which would have been very expensive as you said the program constellation to replace it we found was off track it had in its first four years spent. over 8 billion dollars, but had been delayed five years if you were going to keep it going it was currently going to launch only after within their budget profile. the space station would have had to have been de-orbited. their plan was only able to be paid for if they de-orbited the space station. we knew they weren't going to really do that. they were trying to really just trick the next administrat
i had left nasa in 2001. and now in 2008 i had been asked before even being deputy to lead the transition team for the incoming obama administration and the human spaceflight program was in disarray. i should say not only we we were retiring the shuttle which i felt was the right decision. there wasn't really a lot of political. um difference of opinion on that the former george w. bush president had deemed that necessary if we weren't able to recertify the shuttle which would have been very...
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the cost is a challenge for nasa. in may, the administration submitted a budget amendment for $1.6 billion in additional funding to the schedule, an amount that the administrator has called a downpayment. the administrator said it could $30 billion.ion to that calls on the congress to billion. e $4 congress needs more details on the funding requirements so we can be good stewards. repiratizeation needs to include early and detailed consultation with this committee and the congress to ensure critical programs are not undermined. i look forward to the administrator to shedding light on these needs and what is required to address different components, specifically the ateway osh builter in order to have the program. it remipeds of all of past progress. but constantly changing mission priorities and goals set far in the future have caused america's progress, congress will perform its oversight duties and we need to provide nasa with the clarity of purpose and funding it needs for success. i want you to succeed. i'm excite
the cost is a challenge for nasa. in may, the administration submitted a budget amendment for $1.6 billion in additional funding to the schedule, an amount that the administrator has called a downpayment. the administrator said it could $30 billion.ion to that calls on the congress to billion. e $4 congress needs more details on the funding requirements so we can be good stewards. repiratizeation needs to include early and detailed consultation with this committee and the congress to ensure...
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we at nasa don't need to do that. we just need to do the --. >> if you could get this committee a cost analysis about how that will be more cost-effective given the investment we have already made in restore al. can you provide that to the committee? >> i would be glad to. >> let me ask you about the peace mission because this is a mission decide to get important information about the oceans especially with respect to the health of various fisheries and it's important to all the coastal areas in the united states. my question is given your budget proposes to zero out the peace mission how do you propose we get that important information for our coastal economies? do we have a couple of other opportunities? >> let me explain the way we made our decisions. we did a programmatic assessment as you know pace was not in the decade goes. pace was. we think there's a way to get that data differently and we want to see how the science comes out in 2018. pace and a couple of others because they won't perform as well in a couple
we at nasa don't need to do that. we just need to do the --. >> if you could get this committee a cost analysis about how that will be more cost-effective given the investment we have already made in restore al. can you provide that to the committee? >> i would be glad to. >> let me ask you about the peace mission because this is a mission decide to get important information about the oceans especially with respect to the health of various fisheries and it's important to all...
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by nasa contractors. now, we don't know if those were all male or female, but given the discrimination practices of the time and gender issues, it would be really until the 1970s and 1980s that women really started to make an impact. >> do we have any other questions? yes. wait for the microphone. >> one of the most interesting parts of this story i always think is werner von braun's involvement. can you talk a little bit more about how he got involved in the first place? i know this would have been 18-20 years after the end of world war ii, and so how did he get involved with nasa in the first place, how did he get involved with the u.s. government in the first place, kind of how was he brought in? he seems like a really unlikely kind of ally. >> so at the end of the second world war, there was a scramble by the americans and the soviets to see who was going to get hold of the best german rocket scientists. you know, the nazis were really advanced. the germans were really advanced with rockets and missil
by nasa contractors. now, we don't know if those were all male or female, but given the discrimination practices of the time and gender issues, it would be really until the 1970s and 1980s that women really started to make an impact. >> do we have any other questions? yes. wait for the microphone. >> one of the most interesting parts of this story i always think is werner von braun's involvement. can you talk a little bit more about how he got involved in the first place? i know...
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did you transform nasa? >> i try many times to make it clear throughout the book are not the only person who could transform nasa, a huge group of people working on that but i would take yes, nasa is transformed. it's being transformed and people have told me, who are still there, it is a different place and people talk about contracts and even nasa administrator. >> thank you so much. escaping gravity, a pleasure talking with you. >> wonderful to talk to you. ♪♪ to receive a schedule of upcoming programs, other discussions, book festivals and more, book tv every sunday on c-span2 or anytime online at the tv to org. television series readers. ♪♪ >> american history tv saturdays on c-span2 exploring people and events that tell the american story. 12:30 p.m. eastern on the presidency. george washington's involvement with free masonry in his life and work from his book deserving brother. 4:45 p.m. eastern cast members of the world war ii miniseries band of brothers reflects on historical cultural signif
did you transform nasa? >> i try many times to make it clear throughout the book are not the only person who could transform nasa, a huge group of people working on that but i would take yes, nasa is transformed. it's being transformed and people have told me, who are still there, it is a different place and people talk about contracts and even nasa administrator. >> thank you so much. escaping gravity, a pleasure talking with you. >> wonderful to talk to you. ♪♪ to...
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did you transform nasa? >> guest: well, i tried many times to make it very, very clear throughout thehe book thai am not the only person who transform nasa.s there was a huge group of people, still this, working on that but i would say yes. i woulda say nasa is transforme. it's been transform. transformed. people have told me, who are still there, that it is a different place. the people talkos about cost-pls contracts and nothe even the naa administrator, like they are a plague, and it was sacrilege to say anything like that ten years ago. >> host: lori garver, thank you so much. the s book is "escaping gravity" it's been a pleasure talking with you tragic thank you, chris. it's wonderful to talk to you. >> back in the period from june to november of 1962, paul gregory reportedly knew lee and marina oswald better than anyone else. .. >> his account of his friendship with lee oswald and his wife marina. >> author paul gregory on this episode of book notes plus, available now on the c-span app or wherever you
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the nasa climate assessment that includes nasa and includes the department of energy and includes noah has clearly stated that it is extremely likely, as the language they use, extremely likely that human activity is the dominant cause of global warming and i have no reason to doubt the science the comes from that. >> do you agree with the scientific consensus that includes many nasa researchers that the climate is changing as humans are the leading cause? >> yes. >> is a fair to call this an evolution of your views? >> yes. >> do you commit to supporting the funding independence and integrity of climate science at nasa? >> without question. >> thank you, and ministry. we have had multiple conversations both over the table and since then in person and on the phone and i want to recognize your evolution on this issue. i think it is essential for one of the premier science agencies of the federal government for you to abide by the science. it's especially important because as you know you're the first nasa administrator that was an elected official. russell the first nasa administered he
the nasa climate assessment that includes nasa and includes the department of energy and includes noah has clearly stated that it is extremely likely, as the language they use, extremely likely that human activity is the dominant cause of global warming and i have no reason to doubt the science the comes from that. >> do you agree with the scientific consensus that includes many nasa researchers that the climate is changing as humans are the leading cause? >> yes. >> is a fair...
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and, nasa cannot do it alone. you all are our partners, and i suggested earlier in conversation with the committee that a good place to start that is not only the 22 budget, but you have the jobs bill coming along and in your committee we have made specific recommendations as well as things that are tied to jobs and infrastructure with regard to the human systems. rep. cline: and you believe the reward to spacex is the best way to stay ahead of china? mr. nelson: that is done. only to be in a black out period , because there is a protest of the bid and around the first of august, we will find out what dao decides. if it is overturns, if the protest is honored, then there will be a whole new competition. you go back to the start. if the bid is not overturned, then what has been awarded is a one time demonstration landing of humans and returning safely. and there are so many other landings that need to be completed. and, you want a vigorous competition, but you have to have the money to be able to do that, and we ha
and, nasa cannot do it alone. you all are our partners, and i suggested earlier in conversation with the committee that a good place to start that is not only the 22 budget, but you have the jobs bill coming along and in your committee we have made specific recommendations as well as things that are tied to jobs and infrastructure with regard to the human systems. rep. cline: and you believe the reward to spacex is the best way to stay ahead of china? mr. nelson: that is done. only to be in a...
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brings here is that nasa is about openness and transparency in nasa polemic measurements nasa wellness program is making this all available and of course not making measurements of classified instruments, and enables her to do this one of the things vanessa brings to the space. >> and overly quick verification because they supported, that nasa and arrow liaison is unofficial the same as you knew uap head of research. >> yes. >> thank you cannot write one more we go back to the found for a couple. >> thank you, jacob jensen danish newspaper and find question is for mr. nelson. you set the beginning of the meeting that nasa will be transparent will a month and a half ago, mr. david welch said under oath in congress, the u.s. government is in possession of extraterrestrial life annuities and how can you be sure nasa than other parts of the u.s. government is being transparent. >> i don't speak for other parts of the government. but i can tell you that nasa which i do. reporter: is open and transparent with our data do you believe what david said resealing. >> you would want me to give a p
brings here is that nasa is about openness and transparency in nasa polemic measurements nasa wellness program is making this all available and of course not making measurements of classified instruments, and enables her to do this one of the things vanessa brings to the space. >> and overly quick verification because they supported, that nasa and arrow liaison is unofficial the same as you knew uap head of research. >> yes. >> thank you cannot write one more we go back to the...
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but a decade ago, nasa seemed adrift in space. the space shuttle program was ending, and the u.s. had no means of reaching space. compared to 10 years ago, senator, where does nasa stand today? >> well, it was specifically 11 years ago that kay bailey hutchison of texas and i wrote the bill that put nasa on the course that it's on, a dual course -- one-course commercial companies that nasa would hire, specifically the delivery of crew and cargo to the international space station. and then the other course, nasa, to get out of low earth orbit and go explore the heavens. and that's the course that we're on. now, in that period of time, the space shuttle was coming to an end after the destruction of columbia. it was strongly encouraged to shut it down and come up with a design that was more safe for human life. and that's what we have now. and you will see that in the largest rocket ever will launch at the end of this year. the space launch system with its spacecraft, orion, on the top. >> i'd like to ask you about the sls space laun
but a decade ago, nasa seemed adrift in space. the space shuttle program was ending, and the u.s. had no means of reaching space. compared to 10 years ago, senator, where does nasa stand today? >> well, it was specifically 11 years ago that kay bailey hutchison of texas and i wrote the bill that put nasa on the course that it's on, a dual course -- one-course commercial companies that nasa would hire, specifically the delivery of crew and cargo to the international space station. and then...
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nasa is committed to discussing the big questions, but >> in 2021, nasa observatories will be joined by the james webb space telescope, capable of viewing the atmospheres of nearby planets outside the solar system. once the telescope and instruments are fully integrated and perform superbly, the spacecraft elements comprised of a tennis court sized sunshield, completely assembled and undergoing testing. in march 2018, nasa recognized it would take longer and cost more than previously estimated, due to issues involving integration and testing of the elements. i established the results to an to an independent review board, for complete development. the irb provided valuable recommendations which we are all implementing. as we look forward to the future, nasa's science program will continue to contribute to the scientific and technological advancement of the united states and inspire future scientists and engineers to reach for the stars. i will be happy to answer any questions. sen. cruz: thank you. ellen: chairman cruz, ranking members and members of the committee, thank you for the o
nasa is committed to discussing the big questions, but >> in 2021, nasa observatories will be joined by the james webb space telescope, capable of viewing the atmospheres of nearby planets outside the solar system. once the telescope and instruments are fully integrated and perform superbly, the spacecraft elements comprised of a tennis court sized sunshield, completely assembled and undergoing testing. in march 2018, nasa recognized it would take longer and cost more than previously...
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that is what nasa's vision is. pedro: before we wrap up, a quick word about the study of the sun that will take place. jim: a wonderful question. the parker solar probe is very soon going to launch. this will enable us to know more about the sun. we talk about a carrington level event, a coronal mass ejection out of the sun, charge particles coming out of the sun in mass quantities very fast. that can damage humans in space because there is a lot of radiation. on top of that, it can damage satellites, it can mess with our power grid. a carrington level event, should it happen today, it would be a civilization-damaging event. we have to be prepared for that. what we will understand with the parker solar probe, which is a mission to the sun -- which is crazy to think about, but a mission to the sun -- we will work and predict those kinds of events and mitigate against them here on earth. pedro: jim bridenstine, the nasa administrator, joining us for this edition of "newsmakers." we appreciate your time today. jim: th
that is what nasa's vision is. pedro: before we wrap up, a quick word about the study of the sun that will take place. jim: a wonderful question. the parker solar probe is very soon going to launch. this will enable us to know more about the sun. we talk about a carrington level event, a coronal mass ejection out of the sun, charge particles coming out of the sun in mass quantities very fast. that can damage humans in space because there is a lot of radiation. on top of that, it can damage...
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he flew nasa's fourth nasa mission to space. when carpenter reentered the earth's atmosphere he landed 250-miles from the target zone. carpenter had fallen behind in his tasks in his final moment of his flight. left two control systems on at the same time leaving him with low fuel levels and fired his reaction rockets late. carpenter would never fly again. nasa's director chris craft was on tour presenting a tour talked about carpenter. >> he really wasn't qualified. he was lucky he lived. >> he had substandard engineering skills. and after he flew, you swore he would never go into space again. >> i didn't want him to go in the first place. tried to keep him from going as a matter of fact. >> why was he picked then? >> i just don't think we did very well on the criteria that we initially had. if we would have had people speak to their superiors before we selected them i don't think he would have been selected. >> that same year, carpenter wrote a letter to the new york sometimes in response to a review of craft's view. he said t
he flew nasa's fourth nasa mission to space. when carpenter reentered the earth's atmosphere he landed 250-miles from the target zone. carpenter had fallen behind in his tasks in his final moment of his flight. left two control systems on at the same time leaving him with low fuel levels and fired his reaction rockets late. carpenter would never fly again. nasa's director chris craft was on tour presenting a tour talked about carpenter. >> he really wasn't qualified. he was lucky he...
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-- nasa? -- in your job at nasa? >> especially in the development stage. i have always been involved with athletics. in high school i was captain of the football, track, and baseball teams. i am still involved with sports. i am a karate instructor and that is where i spent most of my hours of physical activity. it is something i have been doing for the past 12 years and i have been, quite involved in it. athletics help develop a great deal of that discipline i was talking about, that ability to do a job even when you do not feel like doing it. do something you have to do or need to do even when you do not feel like it or not. that is not be a great deal on the football field suffering and you have to take that next step and keep going and not giving up. karate has been very good for sustaining discipline and for keeping a call frame of mind and a positive outlook. ♪ >> i would like to think that i have gotten to the space program and what in 20 years will turn out to be the start of the space station in iraq and 40 or 50 years from now i will look back a
-- nasa? -- in your job at nasa? >> especially in the development stage. i have always been involved with athletics. in high school i was captain of the football, track, and baseball teams. i am still involved with sports. i am a karate instructor and that is where i spent most of my hours of physical activity. it is something i have been doing for the past 12 years and i have been, quite involved in it. athletics help develop a great deal of that discipline i was talking about, that...
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that nasa's expertise. eight of the top ten warmest years on our planet occurred in the last decade. this is indisputable. it underscores the need for action to safeguard our future. president's budget will empower nasa to launch and earth information center, they won't let me call it a mission control center so they've gussied up the name, earth information center and we'll use it as a mission control to monitor operations during spaceflight. we are embarking on this effort to monitor conditions here on our home planet. this effort will be implemented in coordination with other agencies and partners. it will monitor greenhouse gas and integrate data from a variety of sources and this is a whole complex of assets up there including the great observatories we will put up over the next decade. observatories that will give precise data about what is happening through our planet and will look and give us precise measurements on what is happening to the water, the land, ice and atmosphere. the goal is simple, ma
that nasa's expertise. eight of the top ten warmest years on our planet occurred in the last decade. this is indisputable. it underscores the need for action to safeguard our future. president's budget will empower nasa to launch and earth information center, they won't let me call it a mission control center so they've gussied up the name, earth information center and we'll use it as a mission control to monitor operations during spaceflight. we are embarking on this effort to monitor...
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nasa has nasa has 3,121st robotics teams we sponsor. more than any other federal agencies and any other company in the world. if you don't know about the first robotics i recommend you go. i went to the international championships. it inspires kids. we have something on the international space station right now called this year's coverage as round balls produced at the mit that up until now for about i want to say since 2006 have been flying around inside the space station programs by college students doing research with the summer of inovation a program that we are rolling out and we just rolled out the first award monday in boston with the farepak track. we are going to extend the opportunity to middle school students to program a skier or set spheres that will fly around the international space station. to me that is inspirational. i don't care what anybody says. the kid doesn't have to become an astronaut. >> mr. chairman, the president and i as well as administrator bolden agree about the priority we have to give to science technol
nasa has nasa has 3,121st robotics teams we sponsor. more than any other federal agencies and any other company in the world. if you don't know about the first robotics i recommend you go. i went to the international championships. it inspires kids. we have something on the international space station right now called this year's coverage as round balls produced at the mit that up until now for about i want to say since 2006 have been flying around inside the space station programs by college...
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he wound up being the deputy director of nasa after it became nasa. he planned on leaving, actually. but he said i'll take the job of the administrator of nasa on as one condition, if hugh stays as my deputy. jim webb comes in under kennedy and said i'll take the job under one condition. that this guy stays on as my deputy. dryden stayed on as deputy. he continued to work and died on the job in 1965. so a lot of reason why i think we don't know about it, because he wasn't there when we actually succeeded. he was shrewd and able to pull off some amazing things. if you believe this, having worked in the bureaucracy for a long time, i find it hard to imagine how they did it. one of the most successful research programs at nasa has done a high speed flight. dryden convinced the air force and the navy. and let the naca and eventually nasa run the program. how do you do that? i don't know. i don't know anybody that has done anything like that. shortly after sputnik happens, dryden said this is happening and he puts a team together and they produce the repor
he wound up being the deputy director of nasa after it became nasa. he planned on leaving, actually. but he said i'll take the job of the administrator of nasa on as one condition, if hugh stays as my deputy. jim webb comes in under kennedy and said i'll take the job under one condition. that this guy stays on as my deputy. dryden stayed on as deputy. he continued to work and died on the job in 1965. so a lot of reason why i think we don't know about it, because he wasn't there when we actually...
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these nasa interns. and i hope you young men and women are paying attention to the budget discussions. we are a nation that's $20 trillion in debt. should this body ever manage to produce a surplus, i is a $1 billion, it would require 20,000 billions of a billion-dollar surplus to address a $20 trillion debt. so i'm prayerful that nasa has a spirit of doing more with less. not only are individual projects at risk but certainly, anyone can recognize that a $20 trillion debt puts the entire stability of all programs at risk and every government agency. i'm very hopeful that you young americans are paying close attention on this conversation. i understand their perception. that their projects are too big to fail. a tremendous. a american traesh has been invested and therefore, it is quite logical for them to have this cavalier attitude of too big to fail. what can this committee do? what can congress do to manage within the budget constraints? including, i like your thoughts, regarding accountability for co
these nasa interns. and i hope you young men and women are paying attention to the budget discussions. we are a nation that's $20 trillion in debt. should this body ever manage to produce a surplus, i is a $1 billion, it would require 20,000 billions of a billion-dollar surplus to address a $20 trillion debt. so i'm prayerful that nasa has a spirit of doing more with less. not only are individual projects at risk but certainly, anyone can recognize that a $20 trillion debt puts the entire...
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these are communications born from an agency called nasa tied early nasa era. we think about how we navigate with gps and how it transformed the american economy. we think about precision agriculture. we're uses space assets right m now in order to sense the earth. and every part of the electromagnetic spectrum. how can we increase crop yields and reduce water use. that will feed more world than p ever before. producing food, and energy cleanly to pipelines, we can detect leaks early. so that energy companies don't get fined by the epa. nasa playing a role there. so the way we do disaster relies is dependent on a lot of deve technologies thatlo nasa developed. we don't do disaster relief, bus we developed technology that's are now commercialized that theh government benefits from. we think about how we predict weather. understand climate and how it is changing, and national security and defense, so many capabilities that nasa has entr utilized by the department of defense. and vice versa. going back in time it was intercontinental ballistic hat missiles that la
these are communications born from an agency called nasa tied early nasa era. we think about how we navigate with gps and how it transformed the american economy. we think about precision agriculture. we're uses space assets right m now in order to sense the earth. and every part of the electromagnetic spectrum. how can we increase crop yields and reduce water use. that will feed more world than p ever before. producing food, and energy cleanly to pipelines, we can detect leaks early. so that...
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in her 35 years at nasa, ms. gatens has led the development and management of life support and habitation systems for human space flight missions. she's also led agency strategic and budget planning to ensure these technologies needed for future deep space explorations using the iss as a demonstrated test bed. ms. gatens holds a bachelor of chemical engineering degree from georgia institute of technology. the second witness is dr. kate rubins, selected by nasa as an astronaut in 2009, and completed her first space flight 4849, became the first person to sequence dna in space. prior to joining nasa she worked as a fellow/principle investigator at the whitehead institute for biomedical research studying diseases that primarily affect central and western. and most recently flight engineer for expedition 63/64. she has spent a total of 300 days in space, and conducted four space walks. she holds a bachelor of science from molecular biology from university of california, and ph.d. in biology from stanford university.
in her 35 years at nasa, ms. gatens has led the development and management of life support and habitation systems for human space flight missions. she's also led agency strategic and budget planning to ensure these technologies needed for future deep space explorations using the iss as a demonstrated test bed. ms. gatens holds a bachelor of chemical engineering degree from georgia institute of technology. the second witness is dr. kate rubins, selected by nasa as an astronaut in 2009, and...
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so, how did he get involved with nasa, with nasa in the first place? how did he get involved with the u.s. government in the first place? kind of how was he brought in? he seems like really unlikely kind of ally. >> so at the end of the second world war there was a scramble by the americans and the soviets to see who was going to get hold of the best german rocket scientists. you know, the nazis were really advanced, the germans were really advanced with rockets and missiles. and all of the best scientists were germans. and there was a desperate scramble between americans and russians there. is great new book by lani at auburn university, called german rocket tears in the heart of dixie, that tells the story really, really well. the americans got von braun and a lot of his key men and shipped them off, first to texas? >> i think first they were in new mexico. white sands, new mexico. >> then they brought them to fort bliss, in texas and then they settled in huntsville, alabama. then in the 1950s, when the eisenhower administration is finally convinced
so, how did he get involved with nasa, with nasa in the first place? how did he get involved with the u.s. government in the first place? kind of how was he brought in? he seems like really unlikely kind of ally. >> so at the end of the second world war there was a scramble by the americans and the soviets to see who was going to get hold of the best german rocket scientists. you know, the nazis were really advanced, the germans were really advanced with rockets and missiles. and all of...
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we at nasa don't need to do that. we just need to do the --. >> if you could get this committee a cost analysis about how that will be more cost-effective given the investment we have already made in restore al. can you provide that to the committee? >> i would be glad to. >> let me ask you about the peace mission because this is a mission decide to get important information about the oceans especially with respect to the health of various fisheries and it's important to all the coastal areas in the united states. my question is given your budget proposes to zero out the peace mission how do you propose we get that important information for our coastal economies? do we have a couple of other opportunities? >> let me explain the way we made our decisions. we did a programmatic assessment as you know pace was not in the decade goes. pace was. we think there's a way to get that data differently and we want to see how the science comes out in 2018. pace and a couple of others because they won't perform as well in a couple
we at nasa don't need to do that. we just need to do the --. >> if you could get this committee a cost analysis about how that will be more cost-effective given the investment we have already made in restore al. can you provide that to the committee? >> i would be glad to. >> let me ask you about the peace mission because this is a mission decide to get important information about the oceans especially with respect to the health of various fisheries and it's important to all...
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and added a short phrase to nasa's mission. "the search for life's origin, evolution, distribution, and future in the universe." the atlantic has described the addition of that short but momentous phrase as "a visionary one, setting the stage for a far-reaching effort that could have as profound an impact on the 21st century as the apollo program had on the 20th." since the enactment of the nasa transmission authorization act of 2017, we have more reason to be encouraged that we are on the right path. before our last hearing, the journal science published a report on radar evidence of subglacial liquid water on mars. using radar profiles collected from a satellite between may 2012 and december 2015. scientists have found evidence of a 12 mile wide reservoir of briny water beneath the south polar layer deposits. and just one month prior to the announcement of this discovery, nasa reported that the curiosity rover found new evidence, preserved in rocks on mars, suggesting the planet could have supported ancient life. we are makin
and added a short phrase to nasa's mission. "the search for life's origin, evolution, distribution, and future in the universe." the atlantic has described the addition of that short but momentous phrase as "a visionary one, setting the stage for a far-reaching effort that could have as profound an impact on the 21st century as the apollo program had on the 20th." since the enactment of the nasa transmission authorization act of 2017, we have more reason to be encouraged...
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as nasa administrator and as you are working towards flying nasa astronauts for the first time since the shuttle retired in 2011, does it bother you set these other companies might fly humans first, or do think that is a good thing? jim: that is a wonderful thing. you mention virgin galactic, blue origin, they are looking at suborbital spaceflight, not just for science, but also tourism. the more people we can get exposed to space, the better. thosetely, when capabilities become commercialized, it results in a market that enables nasa to buy those services as well, and nasa becomes one customer of many customers, driving down our costs, increasing our access, and we can use taxpayer resources to do things that commercial is yet doing. all that in my view is good. >> you mentioned boeing is using the vehicle from united launch alliance powered by a russian engine. i believe russia has made recent statements indicating they make up the supply of that engine. does that concern you that my cause further delays? jim: yes, the usa is working hard to not be dependent on the rd-180 engine. i
as nasa administrator and as you are working towards flying nasa astronauts for the first time since the shuttle retired in 2011, does it bother you set these other companies might fly humans first, or do think that is a good thing? jim: that is a wonderful thing. you mention virgin galactic, blue origin, they are looking at suborbital spaceflight, not just for science, but also tourism. the more people we can get exposed to space, the better. thosetely, when capabilities become commercialized,...
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but that's not what nasa does. nasa does the science. nasa does dispassionate science and provides the information to policymakers that can then make those kinds of decisions. nasa is not going to drive the policy decisions that come from the science. all that being said, there has been some argument about republicans want to go to the moon and democrats want to go to mars. how can that become political? i don't know. but the truth is we need to go to the moon to prove the capabilities and technologies to retire the risk and take all of that and apply it to mars. the moon is our path to mars. they're not exclusive of each other. they're inclusive of each other. so i would say, you know, we're in great shape right now from a bipartisan perspective. and i'm thrilled to be able to say that. >> one more question. >> good afternoon. first of all, thank you -- >> can't hear you. >> for the last eight years, we've been hosting a solar system competition at nasa goddard. once again, i want to thank everyone. my question is, what are some of the
but that's not what nasa does. nasa does the science. nasa does dispassionate science and provides the information to policymakers that can then make those kinds of decisions. nasa is not going to drive the policy decisions that come from the science. all that being said, there has been some argument about republicans want to go to the moon and democrats want to go to mars. how can that become political? i don't know. but the truth is we need to go to the moon to prove the capabilities and...
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some in nasa said we should be led out of nasa centers and not universities. we know that's not a steadfast hasirement and appears it proven to be cost-effective. can you talk about your position? should directed missions be out of a nasa center or university led appropriate? >> i think there's a lot of opportunities to have missions led by universities. i think the two you highlighted are perfect examples of missions that have been very successful from universities. and these are not small missions. rex. talking about osiris for the first time, we've never been able to orbit an object like osiris rex has orbited. we're going to do, for the first time in american history in october, we're going to go down and grab some material and bring that back to earth. so, an asteroid return mission. and that is led by the university of arizona. and then you mention psyche, which is in the asteroid belt on the others out of mars, in front of jupiter, but a huge steel ball that is likely to be a planetary core that came apart. we've never been able to study a planetary cor
some in nasa said we should be led out of nasa centers and not universities. we know that's not a steadfast hasirement and appears it proven to be cost-effective. can you talk about your position? should directed missions be out of a nasa center or university led appropriate? >> i think there's a lot of opportunities to have missions led by universities. i think the two you highlighted are perfect examples of missions that have been very successful from universities. and these are not...
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some nasa had said direct commissions need to be let out of nasa and not universities. that's not a requirement and appears to be inconsistent with the evidence that university led missions have proven to be cost-effective. and you talk about your position to should direct admissions be let out of nasa center or is university (? >> i think there's a lot of opportunities to have these missions led by university of the two you highlighted are perfect examples of missions that have been successful from universities and these are not small missions. we're talking about osiris rex which for the first time, we've never been able to orbit and objects like osiris rex is not working. it's an asteroid in the space on the new and were going to do for the first time in american history in october, we're going to go down and grab the material from benny for the first time ever to bring that back to her. so an asteroid return mission and that mission of course is led by the university of arizona area and of course you mentioned psyche which is an asteroid belt on the other side of ma
some nasa had said direct commissions need to be let out of nasa and not universities. that's not a requirement and appears to be inconsistent with the evidence that university led missions have proven to be cost-effective. and you talk about your position to should direct admissions be let out of nasa center or is university (? >> i think there's a lot of opportunities to have these missions led by university of the two you highlighted are perfect examples of missions that have been...